Land Rover has confirmed that a production version of its exciting LRX concept car will be built. The new car will join the Range Rover line-up in 2011.
 
Designed and engineered at Land Rover's state of the art Gaydon facility, the new Range Rover will be the smallest, lightest and most efficient vehicle the company has ever produced.
 
The new car will be built at the multi award-winning plant in Halewood, on Merseyside, subject to quality and productivity agreements and will be sold in over 100 countries around the world.
 
Phil Popham, managing director of Land Rover said: "The production of a small Range Rover model is excellent news for our employees, dealers and customers. It is a demonstration of our commitment to investing for the future, to continue to deliver relevant vehicles for our customers, with the outstanding breadth of capability for which we are world-renowned."
 
Gerry McGovern, Land Rover design director said "The new vehicle will be a natural extension to the Range Rover line-up, complementing the existing models and helping to define a new segment. It will be true to the concept and have many recognisable Range Rover design cues including the signature clamshell bonnet, the floating roof and the solid 'wheel-at-each-corner' stance."
 
More details of the new small Range Rover will be released later in the year.

BRAMALEA, ON, Feb. 11, 2010 - The Automotive Leasing Guide (ALG) recently announced its second annual Canadian Residual Value Awards for which the Land Rover Range Rover Sport (Premium SUV), Land Rover LR2 (Near Luxury Utility Vehicle) are recognized as segment leaders.
 
The awards are honoring the vehicles in each segment that are predicted to retain the highest percentage of their original price after a conventional retail lease.
 
"We are thrilled to achieve this award from the ALG Canadian Residual Value Awards for the second year in a row," said Gary Moyer, president, Jaguar Land Rover Canada. "Land Rovers are distinguished by their style and performance, and of course, value and it is an honour to have our vehicles stand out in these awards."
 
The awards are based on 2010 model year vehicles. ALG also has included awards for the brands that have the highest overall predicted resale values among all mainstream and all luxury vehicles. The awards are derived after carefully studying segment competition, historical vehicle performance and industry trends, and are based on analysis using only Canada-specific data.